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Substance use at SRB and
Related Issues
Presented by Robin McAteer
Data courtesy of the 2008 Semester 2 MDM4U class
The Survey
The following survey has been developed by Mrs.
McAteer’s Data Management class.
The purpose of the survey is to gain insight into
SRB students’ attitudes and behaviours regarding
drugs and alcohol, and possible related issues
such as stress, family, and social relationships.
The survey is completely anonymous.
We appreciate your participation and honesty in
this project
The Sample
199 students surveyed (approximately 20%
of students)
Sampled proportionally by grade, gender,
and academic level
Classes randomly selected
Reliability of Results
Survey extensively edited to minimize bias
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Wording / language / amount of text
Consistency of format
Order of Questions
Sensitivity of Questions
Due to the personal nature of some questions,
some bias is inevitable
Results considered accurate +/- 6.2% 19 times out
of 20
Overall Format
General information
Stress
Substance use
Family
Social / Friends
School related
Emotional Health
How often do you feel sad, depressed, or lonely?
1 (Never) ….
5 (All the time)
How Often do you feel Sad,
Depressed or Lonely?
100%
80%
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
60%
40%
20%
0%
Female
Male
Most students (over
60%) responded with
1 or 2
15% responded with 4
or 5 (represents about
150 students)
Fatigue at School
How often do you feel tired at school?
1 (Never) ….
5 (All the time)
Tired at School
Proportion of Grade
100%
80%
60%
5 (all the time)
4
3
2
1 (never)
40%
20%
0%
9
10
11
Grade
12
Students are tired at
school!
Fatigue increases with
each grade
Over half of grade
12’s answered 4 or 5
Stress Data
Rate your average level of daily stress:
1 (Stress free) ….
5 (High level of stress)
Daily Stress by Gender
Level of Daily Stress
100%
25
90%
20
80%
15
Low
Medium
High
10
Proportion
Frequency
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
5
20%
10%
0
9
10
11
Grade
12
0%
F
M
Gender
Sources of Stress
Which aspects of your life do you find stressful?
(Check all that apply)
 Home life
 Physical Appearance
 Education / School work
 The future
 Social life
 World issues
 The Environment
 Other:
Sources of Stress
What do you find Stressful?
Education
Future
Home
Overall
Male
Female
Appearance
Social
World
Environment
-
20
40
60
80
100
Proportion of Respondants who said "yes" (% )
Most students (90%)
find Education /
School work stressful
About half of students
feel stress about the
future
Almost half of females
feel stress about their
appearance
Stress Relief
Which of the following do you find relieves your stress? (Check all that apply)
 Exercising
 Sleeping
 Reading/Writing
 Music/Dance/Visual Arts
 Using Drugs / Alcohol
 Video games
 Television/Computer
 Talking with friends
 Talking with family
 Talking with a significant other
 Socializing with friends / going out
 Eating
 Shopping
 Crying
 Other __________________
Stress Relief
What Relieves your Stress?
Sleeping
Talking with Friends
Socializing
Music/Dance/Visual Arts
TV / Computer
Exercise
Overall
Male
Female
Video Games
Eating
Talking with Family
Drugs/Alcohol
Shopping
Reading/Writing
Crying
Talking with Significant Other
0
20
40
60
Proportion who said "yes" (%)
80
Substance Use
How often do you use each of the following ? (Circle one number for each)
Never
Rarely
Occasionally
Frequently
(Monthly)
(Weekly)
Daily
Marijuana
1
2
3
4
5
Cocaine or Crack
1
2
3
4
5
Ecstasy
1
2
3
4
5
Cigarettes
Heroin
Methamphetamines (Crystal Meth etc.)
Mushrooms
Acid
Alcohol
Prescription Drugs (recreational purposes)
Substance Use
Alcohol Use
Cigarette Use
15%
6%
2%
4%
84%
36%
29%
4%
Never
Rarely
Monthy
W eekly
Daily
2%
18%
Never
Rarely
Monthy
W eekly
Daily
•Half of students report “Never” or “Rarely” using alcohol
•20% of students use alcohol daily / weekly
Substance Use (continued)
Marijuana Use
13%
9%
65%
6%
7%
Never
Rarely
Monthy
Weekly
Daily
65% have never used
marijuana
(approximately 650
students)
13 % use weekly or
daily (represents
approximately 130
students)
Comparison of Substance Usage
Proportion of Respondants
Substance Use Comparison
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Weekly/Daily
Rarely/Monthly
Never
Cigarettes
Marijuana
Alcohol
Alcohol is the most commonly used substance
More students smoke marijuana the cigarettes !
Other Drugs: Usage Rates
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16.0%
14.0%
12.0%
10.0%
8.0%
6.0%
4.0%
2.0%
0.0%
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Proportion of Student Population
Substance Use (continued)
Low usage rates of other drugs
15% have used perscription drugs for recreational purposes
11% have tried mushrooms (110 students)
9% have tried ecstasy (90 students)
Age of First Use
How old were you the first time you used a drug for nonmedical purposes? 15 (median)
or  I have never used a drug for non-medicinal
purposes. (56%)
How old were you the first time you had an alcoholic
beverage (other than just a sip)? 14 (median)
or  I have never had an alcoholic beverage (25%)
Grade Differences
Marijuana Use: Grade Comparison
100%
100%
90%
80%
90%
80%
70%
60%
Regularly
50%
Occasionally
40%
30%
Never
20%
10%
Proportion of Students
Proportion of Students
Alcohol Use: Grade Comparison
70%
60%
50%
Regularly
40%
Never
Occasionally
30%
20%
10%
0%
0%
Grade 9
Grade 12
Grade 9
Grade 12
Notable increase in regular use of alcohol from grade 9 to 12
Increase in occasional / regular marijuana use (almost double)
Driving while Intoxicated
Have you driven with someone who you considered to be
intoxicated (alcohol or drugs) ?
Y N
If yes, describe the driver (check all that have ever applied)
 Male driver
 Female driver
 Adult driver
 Teenage driver
Drinking and Driving
Have you Ever Driven with an Intoxicated
Driver?
Intoxicted Driver Classification
Male
yes
31%
Teen
Female
Adult
no
69%
0.0%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0% 100.0%
Proportion of Those who Have Driven with
this type of Intoxicated Driver
•About 25% of students have driven with a male or teen intoxicated driver
•About 8% have driven with a female or adult intoxicated driver
Parents / Family
How Often do you Talk to your Parents
about Drugs and/or Alcohol?
11%
37%
Never
Seldom
Frequently
52%
SRB students and
their parents don’t talk
much about drugs
and/or alcohol!
Parents Substance Use
Do you think any of the adults in your immediate family have ever
used recreational drugs? (check one)
 Yes, they still do
 Yes, they did at one time
Adults use of Recreational Drugs
 Not sure
No
35%
 No
Only 35% said “no”
to this question
Not sure
26%
Yes, they
still do
5%
Yes, they
did at one
time
34%
Parents/Teen Drug Use
Parents vs. Teens Drug Use
Proportion
100%
80%
Marijuana Use
by Teens
60%
Frequently
Occaisionally
Never
40%
20%
0%
Still Do
Used To
Don't
Know
Never
Parents Use Recreational Drugs?
Over 50 percent of the teens whose parents either still use or used to use
recreational drugs are marijuana users.
Only 10% of teens whose parents never used drugs use marijuana.
Parent Attitudes
How do the adults in your family feel about you or your friends
using alcohol ? (check one)
 They encourage it
 They don't mind as long as we’re responsible
 They discourage it
 They ignore it
 I don't know
How do the adults in your family feel about you or your friends
using drugs ? (check one)
Parent Attitudes
How Do Your Parents Feel about You Using
Alcohol?
Don't Know
19%
Don't Care (As
long as we're
responsible)
28%
Ignore It
7%
Discourage it
46%
Almost half of parents discourage teens use of alcohol
One in 5 teens doesn't know how their parents feel about their use
of alcohol
Parents Attitudes
How do your Parents feel about you and your
friends using Drugs / Alcohol?
100%
90%
80%
I Don't Know
70%
Ignore It
60%
Discourage It
50%
40%
Don't mind as long as
we're responsible
Encourage It
30%
20%
10%
0%
Drugs
Alcohol
More parents
discourage the use of
drugs than alcohol
One in 5 teens
doesn't know how
their parents feel
about their use of
drugs / alcohol
Parent Behaviour
Have your Parents ever Purchased or Supplied
Alcohol for You or your Friends?
3%
20%
Frequently
Occaisionally
Never
77%
• Three quarters of students answered “Never”
Friends / Social Life
How Many of Your Friends use Drugs /
Alcohol?
Proportion of
Respondants
100%
80%
None of them
60%
Some of them
40%
Most of them
All of them
20%
0%
9
10
11
12
Grade
30% of grade 9’s say that most or all of their friends use drugs / alcohol
75% of grade 12’s say that most or all of their friends use drugs / alcohol
Friends / Social Situations
Proportion of Respondants
How often do you get Together with your Friends
and use Drugs or Alcohol?
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Frequently
9
10
11
12
Grade
75% of grade 9’s never or rarely use drugs / alcohol when socializing with friends
75% of grade 12’s frequently or sometimes use drugs/alcohol when socializing
with friends
Use at School
Do you ever use drugs or alcohol during the day at school?
Drug/Alcohol Use at School
4%
6%
Frequently
Sometimes
79%
11%
Rarely
Never
Majority (79%) have
never used drugs or
alcohol at school
4% frequently use at
school ( approximately
40 students)
Student Perceptions
Proportion of Respondants
Which of the following drugs do you think is
dangerous?
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
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Only 40%
perceive marijuana
as dangerous
Student Perceptions
How do you feel about underaged drinking?
6%
•
Most students
think
responsible
underage
drinking is fine
•
Only 19% think
it’s wrong
•
Pattern
consistent
across grades
9%
7%
19%
Perfectly Fine
Fine with Adult
Supervision
Fine as long as
Responsible
It's Wrong
Not Sure
59%
Substance use Problems
Is there an adult in your immediate family who you think has a drug or
alcohol problem? (check one)
 Yes
 Maybe
 No
Do you have siblings or cousins who have had problems with drugs or
alcohol? (check one)
In your opinion, do any of your friends have a problem with drugs or
alcohol? (check one)
Have you ever thought that you may have a problem with drugs or
alcohol? (check one)
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Family Substance Use Problems
Is there an Adult in your Immediate Family
who you think has a Drug or Alcohol
Problem?
Do you have a Sibling or Cousin who you
think has a Drug or Alcohol Problem?
24%
8%
82%
10%
Yes
Yes
Maybe
Maybe
No
63%
•18% off students have an adult in their immediate family
who they feel may have a problem
•37% have a sibling or cousin who may have a problem
13%
No
Family Substance Use Problems
Combined Results: Students who have a
family member who has a Drug or
Alcohol Problem
43%
57%
Yes or Maybe
No
43% of students
have a family
member (adult,
sibling, cousin) who
they feel may have a
drug or alcohol
problem
Substance Use Problems
Do any of your friends have a drug or alcohol
problem?
Do you think that you may have a drug or
alcohol problem?
6%
7%
23%
41%
Yes
Possibly
Possibly
No
No
36%
87%
•
Yes
13 % (about 130) students think
that they may have a drug or
alcohol problem
•
59% have a friend who they think
may have a problem
School Response
What do you think the school should do about drug/alcohol use
among students? (Check all that apply)
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No response is required – it’s not a problem
Increase education and enforcement of the rules and the law
Increase education about the effects of substance use and abuse
Increase the sense of community at SRB
Increase support services for those with problems (ex. counseling / rehab)
Other
____________________________________________________________
School Response
What should the school do about drug/alcohol
use?
Increase Support Services
Increase Education
Increase Knowledge / Enforcement of
Rules
Increase Sense of Community
No Response Required
Males
Females
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Percent of Respondants who agreed
60%
Personal Observations
Students perceive factors such as stress,
family life, and social life as being related
to drug / alcohol use
Students find school very stressful!
Dramatic increase in use from grade 9 to 12
Most students have first hand experience
with someone with a problem
Hard drugs are not prevalent at SRB
Personal Observations (cont)
Alcohol is the most frequently used substance
among SRB students
A substantial number of students use neither drugs
nor alcohol
Students perceptions about the dangers of drugs /
alcohol may be skewed
Parent / teen communication around drugs and
alcohol is lacking.
Most students do see drug / alcohol as a problem
that requires some school response
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